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New Skies asked FCC to impose onerous and unwarranted conditions ...

New Skies asked FCC to impose onerous and unwarranted conditions in granting temporary authority for Loral Skynet to add Telstar 13 satellite to Permitted Space Station list, Loral said in reply comments May 2. New Skies has offered no…

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basis or need for Commission to impose such restrictive conditions, Loral said. It said conditions suggested by New Skies would harm Loral Skynet by significantly impairing its ability to market services. Potential customers, particularly long-term marquee customers, rarely would contract for service if satellite operator had only temporary authority to operate or was required to point out potential scenarios, however remote, under which it would have to cease operation for short period of time, Loral said.